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Ronit & Jamil
by Pamela L. Laskin
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Setting aside my thoughts on the setting and the author's handling of a modern-day Romeo & Juliet but with an Israeli girl and Palestinian boy, this still missed the mark and fell incredibly flat for me.
I found the split POV difficult to follow (if not for the audiobook, I undoubtedly would have misinterpreted Jamil's sections as Ronit's words and vice verse) but appreciated the use of ghazal poem structure (although, I understand this requires at least a 5 couplet structure, and note that Ronit's first ghazal is only 4 couplets).
It's a 1-hr read if you feel called.
I found the split POV difficult to follow (if not for the audiobook, I undoubtedly would have misinterpreted Jamil's sections as Ronit's words and vice verse) but appreciated the use of ghazal poem structure (although, I understand this requires at least a 5 couplet structure, and note that Ronit's first ghazal is only 4 couplets).
It's a 1-hr read if you feel called.